The Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management in Montpellier, France is as much a sculpture as it is a functional <a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-golden-banana-rafael-vinolys-firstsite-arts-center-finally-opens-with-mixed-reviews/">mixed-use facility</a>. Comprised of two main buildings connected by foot bridges and wrapped in a recyclable <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tilla-theus-hexagonal-aluminum-clad-restaurant-in-the-swiss-alps-looks-like-something-out-of-star-wars/">anodized aluminum skin</a>, the project was officially inaugurated this month. It was designed by <a href="http://www.fuksas.it/intro/">Studio Fuksas</a> and it completely transforms the ZAC Port Marianne area in the western part of the city.

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

Studio Fuksas inaugurated this beautiful Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management this month

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

The project consists of two buildings joined by footbridges

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

The buildings have an anodized aluminum skin

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

This recyclable facade provides dazzling light and shadow play

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

The first building has an array of rooftop photovoltaic panels

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

Management offices are also topped with a PV array!

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Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management by Studio Fuksas

The Georges-Freche School of Hotel Management in Montpellier, France is as much a sculpture as it is a functional mixed-use facility. Comprised of two main buildings connected by foot bridges and wrapped in a recyclable anodized aluminum skin, the project was officially inaugurated this month. It was designed by Studio Fuksas and it completely transforms the ZAC Port Marianne area in the western part of the city.